Act 3 Scene 1

Juliet’s Diary – Entry 4

Dear Diary,

            The house was awfully quiet until mother sprinted down the corridor. Her steps erratically thundered down the hallway past my room which made me jump a little. I immediately started to chase after her until the nurse advised me not to, saying that it would be too dangerous for me to get involved. I didn’t argue because the nurse has done so much for me, specifically for Romeo and I. I stayed in my room, but I looked out the window instead to see my mother’s dress violently sway behind her as she ran down the sidewalk. I don’t know what she’s running toward and no one at home knows either. My best guess is another street brawl.

I’ll pray with every inch of my being that Romeo wasn’t caught up in it. I wouldn’t know what to do with myself if he was bruised by anyone in my family. What would become of me? We had only just gotten married. Our love would be tragically cut short.

Juliet